Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-15
MIKE KELLY SOLD TO BOSTON.
$4,000 Paid for the Release Of the
Great Chicago Player.


Special dispatches from Hyde Park, N. Y, give
the details Of the consummation OF big base ball
deal which has been some time in preparation.
namely the signing, by the only Kelly, OF a con-
tract to play with the Boston team this season.
MI. Spalding gets $4,000 and Kelly S. 600 besides
his salary, and all parties to the agreement seem
to be happy. The New York club was willing to
pay 600 for Kelly, but Spalding refused to let
him go there. The n. Y. sun says: However, as
Burtock is to be released by the Boston club he
VIII probably go to New York.
WHAT PRESIDENT YOUNG SAYS.
1.-THE story is true" said President Young to q
STAR reporter to-day. 81 have in my pocket now
the papers for the transfer OF Kelly from Chicago
to Boston for the triling little sum Of $4,000" he
continued, land will make the official announce
ment at once. have no means of knowing the
sady ke M he da N
limit. Spalding parted with Kelly very reluct-
antly, but he realized that the FEELING OF dissatis
not permit OF Kelly's doing as well for the Chi
Cages as he would for Others. He agreed to the
transfer for the benefit OF his own club and for
base ball generally"
DENNY AND GLAsscocK.
SIT is wrong to assume, however," continued
President Young, 'that KeIy's transfer means
that Denny will go to New York and Glasscock to
Chicago, as has been published. The transfer of
Mas rape the
of the league committee was not necessary. But
1t is different with the other two men. This COM
pose OF preventing the indiscrimtnate sale of
players belonging to a club on the verge OF dis
Dandment or to club which would be so disas-
trOuSly weakened by such sale as to neceSsitate
disbandment. Nothing definite will be known
about
THE ST. LOUIS, KANSAS CITY AND THE INDIANAPOLIS
MIDDLE
until after the March meeting. 1t is probable
however. that the committee representing the
hIIV n ho3;l
fer OF club should be made to INDIANAPOLIS two
clubs, in case both st. Louis and Kansas City
should go out, and see to the proper distribution
OF the players in their hands. In that case the
probability is that the longest pole will knock the
perSimmOnS In such an event Washington ought
to have stick long enough to knock something.
You can rest assured, however, that there is no
foundation for the stories OF the sale of the St.
Louis franchise to Kansas City, or OF the fndi-
yfdual sale Of GlaSScOck or Denny pending the
settlement OF the composition OF the league.
Eastern Branch Roads and Bridges.
EDGE HILL, BENNINGs.
To the Editor of THE EVENING STAR:
1t looks very much as IL a few land SPECTATORS
are trying all their ingenuity and intend to control
If that be possible, congressional legislation and
the District commissioners in the matter of roads,
bridges and extension Of streets within the .)iS-
tr1ct. The construction Of a new bridge over the
eastern branch Of the Potomac, take it, is intend
ed by Congress to accommodate the public and not
The extension OF Pennsylvania avenue to the
eastern District line, and union, it seems to me-
OF that avenue and Massachusetts, avenue by a
broad street at point near the prison and the
western end Of the location OF the old 1914 bridge
and thence direct east in the most feasible line to
the east District line on the old Marlboro road
would accommodate hundreds of people, and especi-
ally country people, Marylanders and gardeners
huckSters, &c. OF all classes where the '.Suit a. Co
road would perhaps accommodate round dozen
or two.
It is also perfectly feasible and clear that road
avenue or boulevard could, from the eastern end
of this proposed bridge up ravines be constructed
due east to the District and Maryland line at less
IMAM one half, II not one quarter, the expense Of
any other road location to that elevation. Such a
ROAD as that would be almost invaluable to very
large travelling public who not seeking so much
TO advance the value or their real estate as get
TO the city markets, and enlarge and increase their
own ana Inc cty's business and prosperity as well
as growth. Such a location OF road would be vir-
tually an extension OF Pennsylvania avenue in a
dlrect l1ne and so make it one OF the finest drives
ana DoulevardS In or around the city. The con-
geSted, would, by its extension TO TenleytOwn
west, make round drive that could not be sur
passed surely Congress does not intend to build
Drldge over the eastern branch for the exclusive
use and benefit OF any set OF land operators.
Now, why not make the eastern branch bridge a
memorial brfdge-the old Aqueduct bridge a me
mortal bridge TO Grant-the eastern branch bridge
TO LOgan-the regulars and the volunteers? No
more appropriate monuments could be made to
these two grandeSt representatives OF the heroic
men that fought under each.
BY the way, why do not the District Commission
ers improve the Benn1ng'S road? Why have they
not commenced to cut down the 'Aliiier HILL" as
Congress ut its last session authorized them to do
and I'LL up some OF the mud-SinkS between the
boundary and Benn1ng'S bridge? That road is
disgrace to any government. Indeed, it is to-day
by far the worst road leading into the city and in
most respects as important a road as either the
Hyattsv1lle or 9TH street roads. Yours